Agile Project Management: How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
Agile Project Management: How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
ISBN: 0814471765
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
Authors: Gary Chin
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Agile Project Management - How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Defining Agile Project Management
- Planning Versus Execution
- The Characteristics of Agile Project Management
- The Focus of This Book
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Determining When to Use Agile Project Management
- Criterion 1: Project Environments
- Criterion 2: Organizational Stakeholders
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Projects are the Business
- The Triple Constraint
- Equating the Project and the Business
- Matrix Management and the Integration of Project and Business Decision Making
- The Project-Driven Organization
- Summary
- Chapter 4: The Cross-Functional Team - Organizing for Agility
- What Am I Supposed to Do on This Team, Anyway?
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Meetings
- Communications Plan
- Summary
- Chapter 5: The Project Manager s Role
- The Project Manager as Facilitator and Leader
- Alignment and Channeling
- Building Relationships with Key Stakeholders
- Filling the Gaps
- Managing the Interactivity
- Managing the Plan
- Lessons Learned
- Interpersonal Skills
- Summary
- Chapter 6: The Agile Project Team
- Working Together, Working Alone
- Technical Skills Versus Adaptability
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Planning for Agility
- Activities Versus Achievements
- Estimates Versus Commitments
- Network Diagrams
- An Agile Planning Tool
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Approaching Risk in an Agile Environment
- Organizational Attitude Toward Changing the Plan
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Management - Creating an Environment of Agility
- Upper Management and Project Change
- Functional Management and Project Change
- Upper Management and Organizational Change
- Functional Management and Organizational Change
- Summary
- Chapter 10: The Operational Project Management Infrastructure
- The Agile Infrastructure
- Infrastructure As a Facilitator of Communications
- Agile Infrastructure As a Means to Reduce Administrative Headaches
- Implementing Your Agile Infrastructure
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Agile Portfolio Management - Aligning Tactical Projects with Business Strategy
- Creating Your Portfolio View
- Maintaining Alignment Through Review and Prioritization
- Resources - The Preeminent Agile Criteria
- Other Typical Criteria
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Integrating Portfolio and Project Management with the Product Development Process for Business Success
- Integrating Portfolio Management Into the Product Development Process
- Integrating Project Management Into the Product Development Process
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Project Status Reporting Process
- Appendix B: Issue Tracking Process
- Appendix C: Action Item Tracking Process
- Appendix D: Portfolio Prioritization Process
- Index
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G-H
- Index_I-K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P-Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V-Z
- List of Figures
- List of Sidebars
Agile Project Management: How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
ISBN: 0814471765
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
Authors: Gary Chin